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Hitachi PC
VisionBase 8450H/R
Server
Product Guide
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Issue Date: January 1999 Part Number: 202-85042-01 Rev. A Copyright: © 1998 Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi PC Corporation (USA). All rights reserved. Hitachi is a registered trademark of Hitachi Ltd. Mobilized Computing and Hitachi VisionBase are trademarks of Hitachi PC Corporation (USA) and may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other brands and products and service names mentioned are trademarks or registered service marks of their respective owners. Trademarks Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, a
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Contents 1: Hitachi PC VisionBase 8450H/R Server System Chassis Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chassis Feature Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chassis Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Contents 4: System Environment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 SCSI Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Flow of Operation with the SCSI Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ch 1: Hitachi PC VisionBase 8450H/R Server System Chassis Description 1: System Chassis Description Chassis Feature Summary The Hitachi VisionBase 8450’s galvanized metal chassis minimizes EMI and radio frequency interference (RFI). The removable covers are attached to the chassis with screws and provides easy access to the server boards and power supplies. The removable front panel provides access to the 3.5- and 5.25-inch peripheral bays in the front of the chassis. NOTE: ee 8450H. In the H
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Ch 1: Hitachi PC VisionBase 8450H/R Server System Chassis Description Chassis Front View 1 2 5 3 4 1 2 5 3 7 6 8 7 6 VB 8450H 1. Operator Panel 2. Extended storage bays 7–9 3. 3.5-inch floppy disk drive 4. Front door 5. Front door lock 6. Storage bay door 7. Extended storage bays 1–6 8. Caster 2 Hitachi PC VisionBase 8450H/R Server VB 8450R
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Ch 1: Hitachi PC VisionBase 8450H/R Server System Chassis Description Operator Panel and Drives 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 4 3 1 5 2 1 VB 8450H VB 8450R 1. Floppy disk eject button 2. Floppy disk access lamp 3. Expansion switch. NOT TO BE USED. Do NOT press this switch. (This feature is not supported.) 4. RESET switch 5. POWER switch 6. POWER lamp 7. ACCESS lamp 8. ERROR lamp 9. HDD ERROR lamp 10. FAN ERROR lamp 11. PS ERROR lamp 12. Headphone jack 13. Headphone volume co
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Ch 1: Hitachi PC VisionBase 8450H/R Server System Chassis Description Chassis Rear I/O Ports and Features 7 1 8 9 6 5 2 12 11 4 3 3 4 2 5 15 10 1 6 10 14 7 13 8 13 9 11 12 VB 8450H VB 8450R 1. USB connector 2. Keyboard interface connector 3. Mouse interface connector 4. Serial interface connector (COM2) 5. Serial interface connector (COM1) 6. Display interface connector 7. Parallel interface connector 8. Expansion slot(PCI) 1 to 7 9. Expansion slot (ISA) 1 (shared with PCI slot #7) 10. Power Co
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices 2: This chapter explains installation sites for the system equipment and basic uses of removable devices. Notes on Handling Installation Site The following table lists environmental conditions for installing the system equipment: Item Allowable range Temperature 10 to 35 ° C [Non-operating: -10 to 43 ° C] Relative humidity 20 to 80% [Non-operating: 8 to 90%] (avoid condensation) Max. wet-bulb temperature 27 ° C Temperature rise gradient 10 ° C/hour (max) Min
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Notes on Handling for Each Device • Be sure to install the equipment horizontally on the floor. Avoid installing it on a table or stand. If necessary, insert cardboard or equivalent between the equipment and the floor for adjustment. • Avoid sitting on the equipment; otherwise you could fall off or suffer from an electric shock. • Avoid putting vases, beverages, or similar things containing water or the equipment; introdoction of water into the equipment
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Internal DAT and Internal DAT Changer (Optional) Use of a cartridge with its service life exhausted could cause a drive failure or data destruction. While not in use, remove the cartridge from the equipment. If you leave the cartridge inserted, its service life will be shortened. Only Hitachi products are guaranteed. If products of other companies are used, operation cannot be guaranteed. • Data cartridges usable in an internal DAT and internal DAT changer
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Internal DLT (Optional) Use of a cartridge with its service life exhausted could cause a drive failure or data destruction. While not in use, remove the cartridge from the equipment. If you leave the cartridge inserted, its service life will be shortened. Only Hitachi products are guaranteed. If products of other companies are used, operation cannot be guaranteed. • The standard service life (number of uses) of a cartridge used in an internal DLT is 2000
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Names and Functions of Each Part This section describes the names of parts of the system equipment and option devices (removable devices) and outlines their functions. System Equipment Front View 1 2 5 3 4 1 2 5 3 7 6 8 7 6 VB 8450H VB 8450R 1. Operator panel Provided with switches to operate the system equipment and lamps to indicate the status of the system equipment. See “ Operator Panel ” on page 11. 2. Extended storage bays 7 to 9 Used to install vari
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices 5. Front door lock Used to lock the front door. The door key is provided at the back of the system equipment. 6. Storage bay door Open this door when you install or replace internal hard disks. (Usually, this door should be closed.) The door key is provided at the back of the system equipment. 7. Extended storage bays 1 to 6 Used to install internal hard disks. See Chapter 3: “ Installing Optional Devices ” on page 37. 8. Caster lock After installing the s
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Operator Panel Opening the front cover from the system equipment, you will see an operator panel like the following: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 4 3 1 5 2 1 VB 8450H VB 8450R 1. Floppy disk eject button Press this button to remove the floppy disk. 2. Floppy disk access lamp Comes on when the floppy disk is being accessed. 3. POWER switch Press this switch to turn on or off the system equipment. 4. RESET switch Press this switch to rese
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Rear View 7 12 1 8 9 6 5 2 11 4 3 3 4 2 5 15 10 1 6 10 14 13 7 8 13 9 11 12 1. USB connector Not to be used. NOTE: Hitachi PC VisionBase 8450H/R Server does not support USB-compliant devices. 2. Keyboard interface connector Used to connect a keyboard. 3. Mouse interface connector Used to connect a mouse. 4. Serial interface connector (COM2) Used to connect a device that uses a serial interface such as a modem. 5. Serial interface connector (COM1) Used to co
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices 11. Power status lamp Indicates the status of the power unit. 12. Power supply slots 1 to 2 Power units are installed in power slots 1 and 2. 13. Power supply slots 3 (optional) You can install an optional power unit in power slot 3. 14. Error interface connector Used to connect an Error interface. 15. PTL connector Used to connect a PTL. Internal CD-ROM (Standard) 2. Open/close button 1. Tray cover 3. Headphone jack 4. Headphone volume 5. Busy indicator 6.
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Internal DAT (Optional) 1. DAT cartridge insertion slot 2. Eject button 3. Busy indicator Left: Tape lamp Right: Clean lamp 1. DAT cartridge insertion slot When you insert a DAT cartridge into this slot halfway, the cartridge is automatically drawn in to the full. 2. Eject button Used to extract a DAT cartridge. NOTE: The cartridge can be ejected only when power is on. When a command has been issued to inhibit button-initiated removal of a cartridge, you c
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices Internal DAT Changer (Optional) 1. Magazine 5. Magazine-present insertion slot lamp 2. Select button 3. Eject button 8. Liquid crystal display (LCD) 4. Tape load button 6. Operator-alert lamp 7. Tape activity lamp 1. Magazine insertion slot When you insert a cartridge magazine into this slot halfway, the cartridge magazine is automatically drawn in to the full. Up to six DAT cartridges can be installed in one cartridge magazine. 2. Select button When a c
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Ch 2: Installation and Use of Devices 8. Liquid crystal display (LCD) The liquid crystal display, consisting of the following five portions, displays the operation status of the internal DAT changer. A C D B E A. Displays a message indicating the current status. (See the next page for descriptions of messages.) B. Displays the number (location within the cartridge magazine) of the DAT cartridge currently loaded in the drive. Also displays the number of the DAT cartridge selected by the select
